SOLUTION: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are three consecutive integers. If the perimeter is 96 feet, find the lengths of the three sides of the triangle.

Question 175408: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are three consecutive integers. If the perimeter is 96 feet, find the lengths of the three sides of the triangle.
Found 2 solutions by EMStelley, josmiceli:
Answer by EMStelley(208) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you call the first integer x, you can represent the next two by x+1 and x+2. Thus, the perimeter of the triangle is

So

Subtract 3 from both sides

Now divide both sides by 3

So the three sides are 31 feet, 32 feet, and 33 feet long.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the sides
, and
ft

The sides are 31,32, and 33 ft
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